The idea behind the GNOME desktop is to offer as clean and simple an environment as possible for users. In their quest for simplicity, the GNOME team created a minimal interface that avoids ...

A new GNOME Shell extension rethinks the app grid (aka the app picker, app drawer, launcher screen – what do you call it?) by ...

If you're just a GNOME user, there's a lot to like about the latest version of this popular Linux desktop interface. But, if you're a GNOME developer, there's more to love in it. Firstly, as for the ...

In this hands-on tutorial, Ars will show you how to tweak GNOME 3.0 to make it more familiar and usable. With a little bit of tinkering under the hood, you can add a desktop dock and bring back ...

There’s never a dull moment in the world of desktop environments these days, and the past week has been no exception. Not only did the arrival of Linux Mint 12 deliver a comforting stepping stone for ...

Parsix is a feature-rich distro that will delight GNOME desktop users looking for a well-tweaked user experience. It offers a well-oiled, single track Linux desktop operating system. It has no ...

Cameron is a self-made geek, Android enthusiast, horror movie fanatic, musician, and cyclist. When he's not pounding keys here at AP, you can find him spending time with his wife and kids, plucking ...

The user interface shell of the open source GNOME desktop environment was completely redesigned for GNOME 3.0, which was released last month. The update brought a multitude of significant changes to ...